The Asus RT-AC66U is the best 802.11ac router out now. Read our Asus RT-AC66U review to find out why.

Buyers in search of a high performance wireless router should stick with the RT-N66U Dark Knight vs. the RT-AC66U, at least for now. Given the reports in the SNB Forums, it looks like the AC66's firmware is not yet stable, with some features disappearing to be worked on and others partially...

Asus currently builds the best consumer-oriented 802.11n router-the RT-N66U Dual-Band Wireless N900 , which I used as a reference device to compare

Asus currently builds the best consumer-oriented 802.11n router--the RT-N66U Dual-Band Wireless N900, which I used as a reference device to compare new 802.11ac routers against. After testing the company's $200 RT-AC66U, I believe that Asus also markets the best 802.11ac router currently available,...

This replaced my DD-WRT -equipped Linksys WRT600N v1.1 router recently and I couldn't be happier. 2.4GHz performance is decent, not much improvement over the Linksys, but the improvement in range and speed in the whole house was a pleasant surprise.

Stability and reliability; 5GHz performance; range; fantastic WAN/LAN routing performance; changeable dual band antennas; modified firmware (Merlin) available; 3G/4G USB dongle support

Price; no 802.11ac mini-pcie adapters available yet

ASUS RT-AC66U Dual-Band Wireless AC 1750 Gigabit Router Overview

Two aspects are important with the ASUS RT-AC66U. First, how does it compare to other ac-routers? The ASUS router did clearly perform better than the Buffalo and Netgear routers. And secondly, should you get an 802.11ac instead of an 802.11n? Our current favorite n-router is the ASUS RT-N66U.

NICE JOB ASUS KEEP UP THE GREAT WORK?

Let me tell you if you want the best out right now this is it; In combination with the N66 you can go 4 houses down and not loose bandwidth; I am a 50 years old and I worked for

Nothing wrong it is the perfect home networking setup

Apart from the AiCloud, there are no standout new features that are already available on the RT-N66U. The VPN-DMZ issue is still no fixed yet. We do like the router's firmware recovery feature. Apart from that the router's build quality is still top notch using quality parts.

Kitguru says: With the potential of 1.3 Gbps data transfer rate this will be a fast performing router which will be perfect for the media savvy audience for years to come.

Performance of 5 GHz at close range is very impressive; Lots of great features; Extremely stable router; ASUS AiCloud incorporated; A future-proof wireless router

High price tag; 5 GHz speeds dropped off quite quickly with range; Can't get full speed out of the device with current technology